Second Chances
Psychological Drama · fiction

The Warmth We Stopped Taking for Granted

By five o’clock on New Year’s Eve, the condo smelled like roasted herbs, fresh bread, lemon, and the mushroom sauce my husband Arthur always said reminded him of the first year we were married. Outside, snow had begun collecting along the sidewalks, softening the hard edges of the city. From our ninth-floor windows, I could see headlights...

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Genre
Psychological Drama
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
6
Fiction status
fiction
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My Life Story Editorial

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  1. 01Chapter 1
  2. 02Chapter 2
  3. 03Chapter 3
  4. 04Chapter 4
  5. 05Chapter 5
  6. 06Chapter 6

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